A suspected internet fraudster, popularly referred to as “Yahoo boy”, has reportedly stabbed a commercial sex worker to death. The incident occurred in a hotel along Nnebisi road in Asaba, Delta State capital. The suspect, who is now at large, also set the hotel ablaze after killing the deceased. The incident got the open when…
American multinational technology company, Google, is celebrating popular dish, jollof rice on Friday, November 4, with a doodle on its homepage. According to Google, the celebration of jollof rice, a dish local to countries in West Africa, was to appreciate farmers who plant and reap rice so that the meal can be prepared. For the…
Emirates Airlines has suspended flights operations to Nigeria, according to TheCable. The airlines suspended the flights over its inability to repatriate funds trapped in the country. The airline said this in statement to TheCable on Thursday. According to the statement, the suspension took effect from October, 29 2022.
The former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, was shot in the country’s east on Thursday, wounding him in the process, his aide said. The attack took place in Wazirabad, about 200 km (120 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. According to a member of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, many of Khan’s colleagues were also wounded….
Nigerian man, Chikezie Akah and his wife have welcomed a set of twins after 24 years of marriage. The man’s sister Nonye Akah Ijomah announced the good news in a Facebook post late last month and also shared videos from a celebration held in the couple’s home. In one of the videos, the new mother praised her…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has explained why he was caught on camera dancing and jubilating despite the flooding across the state. Nigerians expressed their anger on social media, watching the state’s number one citizen dancing during the 11th annual thanksgiving of the state at the Ecumenical Centre in Igbogene. During the event, the…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects for kidnapping and killing a 5-year-old boy, Hamza Ibrahim Harisu. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, November 2, said the suspects had initially demanded a ransom of N20 million but later settled for N5 million…
Gunmen have reportely abducted the wife of the Commander, Nigeria Security, and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)’s Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, Deputy Commandant Apollos Dandaura. She was abducted at their residence at B. A road in Lafia, by gunmen armed with AK-47s, who shot sporadically to scare off residents of the area. The Commander’s younger brother, who…
Bandits attacked the Gidan Goga community market in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, reportedly killing three people. The gang of bandits stormed the market which is situated 7 kilometers off Kaura Namoda-Shinkafi road, on Wednesday evening, November 2, 2022, firing at traders. It was gathered that a vigilante shot dead two of the bandits…
The senior members of staff in the Nigerian universities have reached out to the Federal Government, The Nation reports. The university workers yesterday called on the Federal Government to pay them their four-month salaries withheld. The union, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), said the delay in the payment…